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Calls grow for overhaul of EU asylum laws

With the numbers of desperate people fleeing war and poverty showing no signs of abating the foreign ministers of Germany France and Italy have

Turkey

Outcry over Bodrum migrant tragedy

Relatives of people who drowned as two boats sank after leaving southwest Turkey have identified the bodies. At least 12 people believed to be

Iceland

Iceland: thousands sign petition urging government to accept more refugees

While Europe struggles to manage the largest wave of migration since the end of the Second World War, the tiny island nation of Iceland has stepped

Europe News

EU plans new migration system

The European Commission is planning a new permanent system to relocate refugees more fairly across Europe. The still-to-be-unveiled proposal will be

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Austria

Austria: Afghan teenagers rescued from van which had doors welded shut

Amid Europe’s migrant crisis, Austrian police say they have rescued 24 Afghan teenagers from a van which had its doors welded shut. The vehicle was

Hungary

Hungarian police block refugees and migrants outside Keleti train station

Hundreds of migrants and refugees chanted “freedom!” and defiant slogans outside Budapest’s Keleti international railway station on Wednesday

World News

Refugees face legacy of hardship

Abdullah Bakhshi, 24, was born a refugee, in Iran, but he has left it and is currently in Lesbos, Greece, hoping to move on to Germany and bring his

Turkey

Five children among a dozen migrants to drown off Turkish coast

Among the latest tragic deaths of people trying to reach Europe are some one dozen Syrians who drowned after they set out in two boats from Bodrum, a

World News

Thousands stuck in Budapest as Hungary refuses to allow migrants to travel

Around 3,000 migrants remain stranded outside Budapest’s main railway station as Hungarian authorities continue to refuse them to travel on to

France

Eurostar suffers severe delays as migrants attempt to block Channel Tunnel

Hundreds of Eurostar passengers endured travel chaos this morning as migrants blocked tracks leading to the tunnel under the English Channel and

Germany

Migrants: thousands bed down for the night in Budapest

Nightfall in Budapest has not dimmed the protests outside the city’s main railway station. Hundreds of migrants are stranded here. On Tuesday, the

Hungary

Migrant crisis: Afghan teenagers rescued from 'prison cell on wheels' in Austria

Reports say Austrian police have rescued 24 Afghan teenagers who were crammed inside a van described as a “prison cell on wheels”. It came amid

World News

Number of women and child refugees in FYR Macedonia 'triples' - UNICEF

UNICEF says there has been a sharp rise in the number of women and children passing through the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, among the

Europe News

Judges tell Italy to respect migrants' human rights

Judges in Strasbourg have said Italy violated the human rights of three undocumented Tunisian migrants who fled the unrest of the Arab Spring four

World News

Schengen recoil could turn EU travel back 20 years

European Union border control systems are under an unprecedented strain with the asylum seeker crisis. The EU bloc’s external borders have physical

Hungary

Migrants: angry scenes as hundreds stranded in Hungary

There are angry scenes in Budapest as hundreds of migrants congregate outside the main international train station. They have been prevented from

Germany

Merkel wants common European asylum policy

Germany has called for the immediate establishment of a common European asylum policy as thousands of migrants and refugees continue to try and enter

Europe News

Truckers fret over Calais safety

Lorry drivers say tougher security measures are needed at the French port of Calais to dissuade would-be migrants from trying to enter the UK inside

Hungary

Migrants with tickets denied access to Budapest train station

Hundreds of angry migrants have been demonstrating outside Budapest’s Keleti railway station. Authorities closed the station earlier to check

Austria

'No person is illegal' - Vienna holds rally for refugees

Thousands turn out in Vienna to welcome refugees after a wave of anti migrant sentiment and tragedies